Test tubes for students to simulate the spread of diseases.
Students mimic the spread of disease by exchanging liquids in test tubes in a hands-on simulation. They...
Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class cause and...
Children living in the Kibera slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Poverty background reading: Nearly 1 in 10 people around the world live in poverty and lack adequate...
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
Forests background reading: Forests are important ecosystems in regulating climate and nurturing wildlife. This reading provides an...
Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and...
Teen uses microscope to view growth of yeast cultures in a classroom science lab
Students observe and collect data on the exponential growth of yeast cultures in both a lab experiment...
Exhaustion from cars on the road, a major source of pollution.
Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants...
Public transportation in Washington, DC includes the metro
Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a strategy to...
People living on edge of the forest at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda
Students play a board game about the fate of a rainforest where they must strategically balance economic...

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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”

Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA